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2002 economic news archive
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Clear filtersNovember 2002 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) was unchanged in November, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The November level of 181.3 (1982-84=100) was…
November 2002 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods decreased 0.4 percent in November, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This decline followed a 1.1-percent increase in October…
November 2002 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index decreased 1.0 percent in November, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The decline was attributable to falling petroleum prices. The Export Price Index rose 0.1…
November 2002 Employment Situation
Nonfarm payroll employment was little changed in November, while the unemployment rate rose to 6.0 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Job losses continued in manufacturing, but the…
2002 Third Quarter (Revised) Productivity and Costs
The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor today reported revised productivity data--as measured by output per hour of all persons--for the third quarter of 2002. The seasonally adjusted annual rates of productivity…
October 2002 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent in October, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The October level of 181.3…
October 2002 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods jumped 1.1 percent in October, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This index edged up 0.1 percent in September and showed no…
October 2002 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index increased 0.1 percent in October, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The small advance was attributable to a rise in petroleum prices. The Export Price Index was…
2002 Third Quarter (Preliminary) Productivity and Costs
The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor today reported preliminary productivity data--as measured by output per hour of all persons--for the third quarter of 2002. The preliminary seasonally-adjusted annual rates…
October 2002 Employment Situation
Both nonfarm payroll employment and the unemployment rate were about un- changed in October, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Job losses in the construction, manufacturing, and help supply…
September 2002 Employment Cost Index
The Employment Cost Index for total compensation increased 3.7 percent for the year ended September 2002, the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The Employment Cost Index (ECI), a component of the…
September 2002 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent in September, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The September level of 181.0…
September 2002 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods rose 0.1 percent in September, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This index showed no change in August, after falling 0.2…
September 2002 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index increased 0.7 percent in September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The increase was the sixth monthly gain in the past seven months. The Export Price Index also…
September 2002 Employment Situation
Both nonfarm payroll employment and the unemployment rate were essentially unchanged in September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Job losses in manufacturing and transportation offset…
August 2002 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3 percent in August, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The August level of 180.7 (1982-84=100)…
August 2002 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods showed no change in August, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This index posted a 0.2-percent decline in July and a…
August 2002 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index increased 0.3 percent in August, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The increase followed a 0.4 percent rise in July and was the fifth in the past six months. The…
August 2002 Employment Situation
Both payroll employment and the unemployment rate were little changed in August, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Job gains in services, government, and construction were largely offset by…
2002 Second Quarter (Revised) Productivity and Costs
The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor today reported revised productivity data--as measured by output per hour of all persons--for the second quarter of 2002. The seasonally adjusted annual rates of productivity…
July 2002 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.1 percent in July, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The July level of 180.1 (1982-84=100) was…
2002 Second Quarter (Preliminary) Productivity and Costs
The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported preliminary productivity data--as measured by output per hour of all persons-- for the second quarter of 2002. The preliminary seasonally adjusted annual rates of…
July 2002 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods declined 0.2 percent in July, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This decrease followed a 0.1-percent rise in June and a…
July 2002 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index increased 0.4 percent in July, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The increase, the fourth in the past five months, was led by a rise in petroleum prices. The…
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